Longest lasting vegetables in the fridge?

[taxlady]

Originally Posted by GLC

I find kale lasting an amazingly long time when it's in the right position in the refrigerator.

Really? What position is that? I find mine starts to go yellow quite quickly.

[pacanis]

Yep, cabbage lasts a long time. So does cauliflower.
I'm pretty sure cauliflower lasts a looong time at Andy's house, too

[PrincessFiona60]

Originally Posted by pacanis

Yep, cabbage lasts a long time. So does cauliflower.
I'm pretty sure cauliflower lasts a looong time at Andy's house, too

I wonder if Andy knows what buckshot does to cauliflower???

[Greg Who Cooks]

Of course I like cooking from fresh ingredients, but "fresh" depends on the specific ingredient. Some stay fresh longer.

Some ingredients are "fresh" or "like fresh" for months... Others die ignominious deaths in your crisper drawer in mere days. Like green onions or bag lettuce...

[GLC]

Originally Posted by taxlady

Really? What position is that? I find mine starts to go yellow quite quickly.

(About where in the refrigerator kale kept well.)

Well, you know, I guess I need to check the temperature at that point, but it's in a bottom drawer. It's a French door model with a full width shallow drawer at the bottom and two standard type drawers above that. Maytag calls it a "deli drawer." The remaining kale that I never got around to using, after six weeks, started to get dry brown areas on the edges. Stayed green, except touches of brown where it started to dry. Of course, it was a very fresh local urban farm product, if that made any difference.

[taxlady]

Originally Posted by GLC

(About where in the refrigerator kale kept well.)

Well, you know, I guess I need to check the temperature at that point, but it's in a bottom drawer. It's a French door model with a full width shallow drawer at the bottom and two standard type drawers above that. Maytag calls it a "deli drawer." The remaining kale that I never got around to using, after six weeks, started to get dry brown areas on the edges. Stayed green, except touches of brown where it started to dry. Of course, it was a very fresh local urban farm product, if that made any difference.

Hmmm, I think I should try in the Tupperware crisper. I have it where one of the crisper drawers used to be. I sometimes forget I have it.

[Zhizara]

Whenever I buy kale, it's the first thing I cook. I love the color and the taste. It never gets to "sit" around in my fridge.

I love the taste of fresh kale. With bacon or ham hocks..... MMmmmmmm!

[taxlady]

Originally Posted by Zhizara

Whenever I buy kale, it's the first thing I cook. I love the color and the taste. It never gets to "sit" around in my fridge.

I love the taste of fresh kale. With bacon or ham hocks..... MMmmmmmm!

How do you do it when you have it with bacon?

[Greg Who Cooks]

I want to hear more about kale too. It's teasing me at the market, haunting me when I see it. I just know I'll like kale as much as I like gailan...

[taxlady]

Originally Posted by Gourmet Greg

I want to hear more about kale too. It's teasing me at the market, haunting me when I see it. I just know I'll like kale as much as I like gailan...

Don't forget to make some kale chips, but remember to get organic kale.